| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 22, 2023 |
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| Clear early,
Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy & Light Rain PM, Continued Warm |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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March 22, 2023 |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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55 |
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53 |
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47 |
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+8 |
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70 |
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1948 |
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28 |
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1914 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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35 |
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38 |
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32 |
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+3 |
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52 |
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2012 |
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15 |
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1956 |
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| Average Temperature |
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45 |
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46 |
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40 |
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+5 |
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59 |
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2012 |
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25 |
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1914 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.3 |
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50.7 |
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44.2 |
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+2.1 |
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51.9 |
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2010 |
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31.6 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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32.5 |
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32.9 |
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29.5 |
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+3.1 |
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37.0 |
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2012 |
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20.0 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.6 |
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42.1 |
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37.1 |
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+2.5 |
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44.5 |
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2012 |
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26.0 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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35 |
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31 |
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22 |
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+13 |
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1 |
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1988 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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20 |
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19 |
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25 |
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-5 |
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40 |
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1914 |
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6 |
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2012 |
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| Month HDD |
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559 |
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504 |
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-55 |
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857 |
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1916 |
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450 |
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2012 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3869 |
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4074 |
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4440 |
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-571 |
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5499 |
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1905 |
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3674 |
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2016 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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#N/A |
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#REF! |
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#REF! |
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0 |
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2023 |
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0 |
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| Month CDD |
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| Year CDD |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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43 |
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28 |
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36 |
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+7 |
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58 |
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2012 |
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6 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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29 |
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13 |
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22 |
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+7 |
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51 |
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2012 |
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-5 |
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2017 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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36 |
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21 |
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29 |
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+7 |
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55 |
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2012 |
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2 |
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1988 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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35.5 |
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41.1 |
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33.7 |
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+1.8 |
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42.2 |
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2012 |
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22.0 |
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1960 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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23.5 |
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22.5 |
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18.9 |
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+4.6 |
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29.7 |
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2012 |
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6.4 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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29.7 |
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31.8 |
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26.6 |
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+3.1 |
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36.0 |
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2012 |
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16.4 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.06 |
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.15 |
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-.09 |
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4.42 |
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1980 |
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| One Hour |
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.04 |
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1.21 |
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1980 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.96 |
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2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.54 |
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1.65 |
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3.05 |
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+.49 |
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8.47 |
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1983 |
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.13 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.67 |
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11.04 |
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10.15 |
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+2.52 |
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19.24 |
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1998 |
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5.75 |
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2012 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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6.4 |
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1967 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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9 |
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1956 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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4.6 |
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-4.5 |
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27.8 |
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1956 |
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0.0 |
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1947 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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34.2 |
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31.9 |
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-22.8 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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March 22, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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92% |
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60% |
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85% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2007 |
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47% |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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46% |
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22% |
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49% |
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-3% |
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91% |
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2010 |
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20% |
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1989 |
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| Average Humidity |
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69% |
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41% |
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68% |
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+1% |
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95% |
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2001 |
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35% |
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1954 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.41 |
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30.21 |
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30.08 |
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+00.33 |
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30.74 |
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2020 |
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29.53 |
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1995 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.22 |
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30.00 |
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29.72 |
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+00.50 |
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30.45 |
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2020 |
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29.12 |
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1955 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.32 |
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30.11 |
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29.90 |
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+00.41 |
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30.50 |
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2020 |
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29.37 |
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1983 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.6 |
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10.3 |
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9.4 |
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-3.8 |
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20.9 |
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1973 |
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2.9 |
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2010 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NW |
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NW |
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NE |
ESE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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19 |
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37 |
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49 |
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1999 |
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13 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.9 |
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45.1 |
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41.0 |
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+2.9 |
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50.5 |
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2012 |
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36.1 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.3 |
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43.3 |
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39.3 |
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+3.0 |
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47.8 |
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2012 |
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34.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.1 |
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44.2 |
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40.2 |
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+2.9 |
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49.2 |
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2012 |
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35.5 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:45:21 AM |
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7:15:30 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:59:14 PM |
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7:28:04 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:13:53 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 22, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 22 |
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| Weather History For March 22 |
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